The city to build more flower gardens and playgrounds

Chair of the Viet Nam Urban Planning and Developing Association Tran Ngoc Chinh, said the reduction of parks and playgrounds in Ha Noi is due to inadequate management by local authorities.

In many buildings constructed since the 1970s, yards were particularly focused. They were all spacious and quiet and included flowers and shady trees to provide residents with a recreation area to play, exercise and relax. These yards have gradually been destroyed, reduced and replaced by houses, walls, stores and food stalls, Chinh said.

Most yards are currently sandwiched between apartment buildings. The areas for gardens, parks and sport grounds are often eliminated and used for other purposes in order to increase density.

The remaining playgrounds in residential areas are damaged, unsanitary and have become unsafe for people, particularly children, to do recreational activities there, not to mention that most of them have been turned into parking areas or used to contain building materials.

To ensure needs in the quality and quantity of playgrounds and gardens for local residents, especially for children, the municipal Department of Planning and Architecture have petitioned the city leaders to approve the plans for construction sites of playgrounds, gardens in 118 wards, communes and towns, with the total area of ​​59 hectare.

The municipal Department of Planning and Investment is assigned to chair and coordinate with the city's Department of Finance to review and propose reports to the People's Committee in the first quarter of 2016.

At present, the city has about 200 flower gardens and public playgrounds.

                                                                                                            By Vien Nhu